As a senator from South Carolina, Republican Jim DeMint was a political firebrand aligned with the tea party. After leaving the Senate in 2012, he helmed the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank in Washington, and raised money to elect more conservatives to the Senate. Now, he's written a novel, titled "Satan's Dare."
No sale: Santee Cooper s future is reform, not private owner
JEFFREY COLLINS, Associated Press
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1of5Senate Minority Leader Brad Hutto, D-Orangeburg, listens online during a meeting over a Santee Cooper overhaul bill on Tuesday, June, 1, 2021, in Columbia, S.C. Powerful legislative leaders reached a compromise on the bill that will be considered at a special session.Jeffrey Collins/APShow MoreShow Less
2of5House Speaker Jay Lucas, R-Hartsville, left, talks to Senate Judiciary Chairman Luke Rankin, R-Myrtle Beach, right, during a meeting over a Santee Cooper overhaul bill on Tuesday, June, 1, 2021, in Columbia, S.C. Powerful legislative leaders reached a compromise on the bill that will be considered at a special session.Jeffrey Collins/APShow MoreShow Less
Just as May flowers follow April showers, so too do presidential campaigns fertilize the political soil for fanciful, post-election dreams of sprouting viable new third parties.